Akhmeta Municipality
Akhmeta Municipality
ახმეტის მუნიციპალიტეტი | |
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 Location of Akhmeta Municipality in Georgia | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Capital | Akhmeta |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,208 km2 (853 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 41,641 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
| Website | Official site of Kakheti region |
Akhmeta (Georgian: ახმეტის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Axmeṫis municiṗaliṫeṫi) is a Municipality of Georgia, in the region of Kakheti. Its main town is Akhmeta.
Borders Dusheti Municipality and Tianeti Municipality in the west, Chechen Republic in the north, Telavi Municipality and Dagestan in the east, and Sagarejo Municipality in the south.
Akhmeta Municipality includes historic region of Tusheti.
Population
The population of Akhmeta District is 41,641 (2002 census). 75.02% of them are Georgians, 16.64% Kists, 2,71% Ossetians, 0,4% Azerbaijani.[1]
Area: 2,208 km²
Main sights
- Bakhtrioni Fortress
- Kvetera Church
- Alaverdi Monastery
- Matani Tskhrakara
- Tskhrakara Complex
See also
References
- ^ Georgian statistics office, 2002 census. Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- Districts of Georgia, Statoids.com
42°16′39″N 45°29′56″E / 42.2774°N 45.4988°E
| Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia | |
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| Autonomous Republic of Adjara | |
| Guria | |
| Imereti | |
| Kakheti | |
| Mtskheta-Mtianeti | |
| Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti | |
| Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | |
| Samtskhe-Javakheti | |
| Kvemo Kartli | |
| Shida Kartli | |
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